Research Fellow in Energy Justice and Transitions, Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU)

Duties: Support both the Sussex Energy Group as well as the Centre on Innovation and Energy Demand. The fellow will examine the political economy and justice implications of low-carbon energy transitions, and also co-lead the research design, analysis, and writing of four case studies of justice and decarbonisation:

Nuclear power in France, solar PV in Germany, electric vehicles in Norway, and smart meters in the UK. Furthermore, the fellow will investigate how smart and digital energy systems influence energy-related user practices (e.g. working remotely, changing leisure patterns) and how those changes may affect energy consumption.

This could examine issues such as diffusion of smart meters, user acceptance of smart homes and potential for teleworking. They will lastly assist with other outputs examining conceptual and empirical applications of energy transitions and/or energy justice.